Nutrition guidelines for COVID patients

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Nutrition guidelines for COVID patients


I. Take adequate protein:

a. Milk [Curd / Lassi etc.]         :         500 ml [in any form]

b. Pulses (Dals)                         :         2-3 Bowl

c. Nuts + Oil seeds                    :         30 g

[Badam, Groundnut, till etc.]

 

II. Ghee + Oil                                                : 6-8 teaspoons in cooking

III. All Fruits                                                 : 2-3 per day

IV. All Vegetables                                         : 3-4 helpings

[Salad / Soup / Cooked]

V. Cereals [Atta, Rice, Poha, Dalia]             : 6-7 helpings as required

VI. Water                                                       : 2-2½ litres

VII. Sugar                                                      : 2-3 teaspoons

Avoid if diabetic

Sample Menu

On Waking up

 

Tea + Biscuits

9.00 AM

Milk + Egg or Cheese

+

Dalia Or Paratha or Poha or Upma or Cheela

+

1 Fruit

 

11.00 AM

 

Nuts

Lunch

Full Meal

 

1. Roti + Rice + Dal + Vegetable + Curd

OR

2. Khichadi + Paneer Or Curd

OR

3. Vegetable Pulao + Raita + Cheela

OR

4. Idlis Or Dosa + Sambhar

OR

5. Paneer stuffed Roti + Vegetable

 

5.00 PM

Tea

+

Biscuits or Poha or Upma or Cheela or Popcorn or Makhana

 

Dinner 8.00 PM

 

As suggested for lunch

10.00 PM

 

1 Cup Milk with ½ teaspoons haldi

Water at least 2 litres unless doctor has advised reduced intake

 GUIDELINES

1. Eat freshly cooked homemade food.

2. Change the consistency of the food to suit your palate, swallowing and chewing capacity.

• For example, instead of milk, have custard or kheer or milk with cornflakes, or curd and rice.

• Or instead of Dal, Roti + vegetable have Pulao with Curd. If you can chew have Paneer Paratha or Paneer Pulao or Idlis etc.

• If you don’t like the taste of vegetables, use them as chutneys without chilies or soup which is blenderized.

• Use 2-3 helping of fruit per day. Use seasonal fruits only.

• Increase or decrease spices as per your tolerance.

• The following things are considered helpful. Use them as recommended

i. Half teaspoons Dal Chini Powder per day

ii. Two cups of Green or Black Tea per day

iii. Half teaspoon Haldi Powder with pinch of black pepper powder

iv. Adequate Ginger and Garlic in your food.

 

Mrs. Amita Singh

Consultant Nutrition & Dietetics

Ph.- 98272-55476

Nutrition Society of India, Bhopal Chapter and Career College, Bhopal

 

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